Fairly Divine Chocolate

It is no secret that I love chocolate (dark chocolate to be specific). What do I love more than chocolate? Well, that would have to be the trending upward of boutique chocolate, and the apparent flood of chocolate that has hit the market like a dark viscous torrent. Unlike a few years ago, when the range of supermarket chocolate options were limited to Hershey's and Ghirardelli, there are more unique (and sometimes entirely novel) chocolate selections available in the U.S. today than ever before (who needs Europe?).

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While there are a lot of mediocre chocolate bars out there masquerading as something special, there are a handful (or at least a few handfuls) of fairly singular and special chocolate bars just waiting to have their foil peeled back and be devoured.

Divine Fruit and Nut Dark Chocolate, while maybe not the best I have ever tasted, is a truly notable chocolate bar. This may sound like half-hearted praise, but considering the myriad of chocolate choices, it is meant as a genuine complement. With a melodious dark chocolate base (68%), this bar is neither as prominent nor bitter as many comparable chocolate bars – it is an extremely likable chocolate understatement. The nuts (small, almost imperceptible bits of chopped almonds) and the "fruit" (simply currants) provide the necessary texture and mouth feel, but hardly dominate or override the dark chocolate character of the bar. While the composition of the bar is well balanced, I can't help but feeling that more nuts, and possibly a different dried fruit (blueberries, raspberries, or mango even) would have made for a more successful and appealing chocolate bar.

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All Divine Chocolate bars are made with entirely Fair Traded cocoa beans from a small cooperative farm in Ghana. What this means is that the Ghanaian farmers responsible for the crop also own a significant portion of the company, and use their profits toward building up the infrastructure of their town, Kuapa Kokoo. Chocolate with a conscience.